The Political Graveyard: Politicians in the Printing and Publishing Business in South Dakota

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Politicians in the Printing and Publishing Business in South Dakota
other than newspapers

Albert Joseph Adams (b. 1894) — also known as Al J. Adams — of Sisseton, Roberts County, S.Dak. Born in Minnesota, December 19, 1894. Son of Michael Adams and Rose (Cook) Adams. Republican. Printing business; newspaper publisher; chair of Roberts County Republican Party, 1926-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married 1917 to Grace Marguerite Woodworth.

Charles Booge Freney (b. 1874) — also known as Charles B. Freney — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Iowa, March 22, 1874. Democrat. Printer; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1923-30. Burial location unknown.

George Washington Kingsbury (1837-1925) — also known as George W. Kingsbury — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Lee, Oneida County, N.Y., December 16, 1837. Son of Charles Backus Kingsbury (1802-1862) and Ruama (Barnes) Kingsbury (1805-1893). Republican. Printer; member Dakota territorial council, 1863-67; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1892; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1895-96; newspaper editor. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., January 28, 1925 (age 87 years, 43 days). Burial location unknown.

		Presumably named for: George Washington
		Kingsbury County, S.Dak. is named for him.

Theodore B. Werner (1892-1989) — also known as "Dates" — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, June 2, 1892. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; printing business; postmaster; mayor of Rapid City, S.Dak., 1929-30; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1933-37; defeated, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1944. Died in 1989 (age about 97 years). Burial location unknown.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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